To: Bill who wrote (41276 ) 11/16/2010 6:35:06 PM From: tonto 1 Recommendation Respond to Jimmy Carter offers insights into topics in American history including the Great Depression, sharecropping, segregation, the economic and political rise of the South, presidential campaigns and elections, the presidency, presidential speeches, energy policy, inflation, unemployment, international diplomacy, peace and war in the Middle East, the Iranian hostage crisis, terrorism, foreign relations with fundamentalist Muslim countries, the role of ex-presidents, and the fight to eradicate disease. Use part or all of the film, or delve into the rich resources available on this Web site to learn more, either in a classroom or on your own. 1. The poor economic record of the Carter years -- and in particular, the unusual combination of high inflation and high unemployment -- was an important reason for Carter's loss of popularity and his 1980 defeat . Using the data in the table below, draw a graph with two lines: one representing the change in inflation between 1973 and 1980, and the other representing the change in unemployment during that period. Be sure to label both lines. Then draw another graph representing the change in the "misery index" for the period. (The misery index is the sum of the inflation rate and unemployment rate for a given year.) What do these graphs suggest about the success of Carter's economic policies? Is there any information in these graphs that Carter could have used to defend those policies?
